The annual salary statistics of accountants and auditors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of accountants and auditors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $53,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $105,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $133,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for accountants and auditors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of accountants and auditors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $83,660 | 1.00% | 20.20% |
| 2021 | $82,820 | -1.55% | - |
| 2020 | $84,100 | 9.73% | - |
| 2019 | $75,920 | 1.54% | - |
| 2018 | $74,750 | 1.07% | - |
| 2017 | $73,950 | 2.47% | - |
| 2016 | $72,120 | 3.69% | - |
| 2015 | $69,460 | 1.50% | - |
| 2014 | $68,420 | 1.04% | - |
| 2013 | $67,710 | 1.40% | - |
| 2012 | $66,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,660 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for accountants and auditors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of accountants and auditors in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 28.2 percent (28.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area.